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Wahcheechee Mountain

Wahcheechee Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wahcheechee Mountain rises to 2,566 m in Montana. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the north-northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

Wahcheechee Mountain (8,418 feet (2,566 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Stoney Indian Lake is just northeast of the peak.

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Wikidata Q7959746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2566 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.88302, -113.87434

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 39
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Great Northern Flats: 24.6 mi
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 20.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Wahcheechee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandNNE 22°3,190 m3.1 mi
Mount MerrittESE 102°3,054 m4.1 mi
Mount CarterW 274°3,000 m9.3 mi
Rainbow PeakW 269°2,988 m10.1 mi
Vulture PeakWSW 245°2,937 m7.5 mi
Ipasha PeakESE 118°2,913 m4.5 mi
Mount GouldSE 143°2,911 m12.1 mi
Kaina MountainNE 35°2,892 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0719:48
June solstice05:3320:5421:44
September equinox07:2318:5419:35
December solstice09:2716:4617:42

Local time (America/Edmonton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329374652605951403124
Precip in2.12.12.52.52.83.11.21.31.62.22.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 22 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Glacier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357931993

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